Return

Definition - Noun
1 a  : the delivery of a court order (as a writ) to the proper officer or court
b  : See also proof of service
2  : See also return day
3  : an account or formal report (as of an action performed or duty discharged or of facts and statistics) <census ~s>
esp
: a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information ­usu. used in pl.
4 a  : a report of the results of balloting <election ~s>
b  : an official declaration of the election of a candidate <each house shall be the judge of the elections, ~s, and qualifications of its own members ­U.S. Constitution art. I>
5  : a formal document executed in accordance with law on a required form showing taxable income, allowable deductions and exemptions, and the computation of the tax due
6  : the profit from labor, investment, or business
: See also yield
7  : something returned
specif
: a paper (as a check or draft) calling for payment that is returned by a bank to the clearinghouse because of a defect (as lack of funds or insufficient endorsement)

Definition - Transitive Verb
1 a  : to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) <~ the names of all residents in the ward> <~ a list of jurors>
b  : to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or tribunal <the sheriff must ~ the execution...to the proper clerk within sixty days ­J. H. Friedenthal et al.> <the grand jury ~ed six indictments> <~ed a verdict of not guilty>
2  : to bring in or produce (as earnings or profit)
: See also yield



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in personam jurisdiction

the jurisdiction granted a court over persons before it that allows the court to issue a binding judgment


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